Zimbabwe reports record tobacco sales, yet many farmers deep in debt

HARARE — Zimbabwe has reported record tobacco sales as it reestablishes itself as one of the leading growers in the world, and yet the small-scale black farmers now selling their crop mostly to China are “heavily indebted” and seeing “minimal” benefits, according to an association that represents their interests. Critics say the farmers are not benefitting as they should from Zimbabwe’s tobacco…

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